The GRAD project is implemented by the Association of Municipalities Polish Network „Energie CItés” in cooperation with the City of Hamburg. It involves 8 pilot cities, who are working on own green roof strategies: Bielska-Biała, Bydgoszcz, Gdynia, Kalisz, Kraków, Lublin, Warszawa i Wrocław.
The GRAD project is financed from the European Climate Initiative (contrach number: 81232154) of the German Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU). The EUKI competition for project ideas is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. It is the overarching goal of the EUKI to foster climate cooperation within the European Union (EU) in order to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.